Warming-Fueled Wildfires on the Rise May 12, 2016 By SETH BORENSTEIN Alberta’s unusually early and large fire is just the latest of many gargantuan fires on an Earth that’s grown hotter...
Wildfires Create Dangerous Gaps in California’s Pacific Crest Hiking Trail April 29, 2016 Vast wildfires have created lengthy gaps in Southern California sections of the famed Pacific Crest Trail, which hikers must bypass...
Drought Affects Recovery of Rocky Mountain Forests After Fire March 24, 2016 By Kelly April Tyrrell A changing climate is altering the ability of Rocky Mountain forests to recover from wildfire, according to a new study...
Study Predicts More Wildlife Deaths and Bigger Wildfires if Drought Lasts August 25, 2015 The carcasses of salmon, trout and more than a dozen other newly extinct native species lie in dry streambeds around...
Oregon Fire Crews at Risk From Forest of Dead Trees June 15, 2015 By TIM FOUGHT Crews mobilizing to fight a new fire in southwestern Oregon face a danger left over from a major fire 13...
Wildfires Threaten Unprepared Residents’ Homes May 7, 2015 As the Northwest braces for what’s expected to be one of the driest summers on record, the latest poll from...
Forest Service Looks to Improve Fire Shelter March 31, 2015 By KEITH RIDLER The man tapped by the U.S. Forest Service to come up with a better fire shelter once had to get...
Dust Storms and Wildfires Predicted in Eastern Washington March 20, 2015 The state is warning that Eastern Washington faces a run of dust storms and wildfires in coming months, thanks to...
Colorado’s Front Range Fires Not Getting More Severe September 26, 2014 Researchers say wildfires along Colorado’s Front Range might burn more area but aren’t much more severe than before firefighting became...
Wildfire Spending in Oregon Triggers Lloyd’s Insurance Policy September 5, 2014 Oregon’s tough wildfire season has pushed spending to the point the state Department of Forest is tapping its special insurance...